Events

Feb. 21 ~

Feb. 22
Akamajuku Festival

A local festival held along Akamajuku-dori, a former post town on the Karatsu Kaido that flourished during the Edo period...
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Feb. 14 ~

Feb. 15
32nd Jojima Sake Festival & Brewery Hopping

Held every February in Jojima Town, Kurume City, one of Kyushu’s most respected sake-producing areas along the Chikugo River, Jojima Sakagura Biraki brings together local breweries...
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Feb. 19 ~

Feb. 28
Miyajidake Shrine Path of Light

Twice a year, in late February and late October, the setting sun aligns perfectly with the straight path (sando) leading from...
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Feb. 7 ~

Mar. 22
26th Iizuka Hina Matsuri

A spring tradition in Iizuka, a city that began as a post town and later thrived as a coal mining center. Centered around the Former Ito Den’emon...
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Feb. 15
Hatsukoshin Festival

An annual ritual at Sarutahiko Shrine held on the year’s first kōshin day (kanoe-saru in the sexagenary cycle). On this day, many visitors...
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Feb. 6 ~

Feb. 23
Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Held in conjunction with Lunar New Year (Shunsetsu), this is one of Nagasaki’s signature winter events. During the 18-day festival, around 15,000 vividly colored...
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Feb. 6 ~

Feb. 28
Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival

A nighttime illumination event set along the historic Buzen Kaidō, where traditional Japanese umbrellas, bamboo sculptures, and thousands of candles gently light up the street...
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Feb. 6 ~

Feb. 24
Kurume Ueki Festival

A long-running plant fair held in Kurume, a city with over 300 years of horticultural heritage dating back to the Edo period. Known as one of Japan’s top...
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